Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1887-04-21
LIVE STOCK.
Wheeling.


The cattle market this week was
slow with prices the same as those of
last week. The hog market was slow,
while the prices are the same as last
week. Messrs. Hudson Il Bayha furnish
the following quotations:
Cattle, 900 to !, 100 lbs stock 44a49
per H.. 800 to 900 lbs. Shade. per h.; 700
10 800 lbs. Babe. per III.
HOgs-Market slow 5a54c per Id.
Lambs-Good at 34a5C per lb.
Calves-3a4c per ID.
sheep-33tO4sc per ID,
Baltimore.
MONDAY, April 1s, 1887.
CALVERTON.
SWINE The receipts are about the same
in numbers as last week, and their quail
ty averages trifle better than that Of the
offerings of last Monday. Trade is mod
erately fair at about the same figures that
ruled last week. We quote at 7a73c per
lb net, with most sales ut 7Ia73c. Re-
ceipts this week 5,545 head.
CLAREMONT STOCK.
AlliNsllS vi lIlNC dJ
Stock Yards via Baltimore and Ohio rail-
road for the week ended April 17.-52
cars, containing 81 cattle, IL calves,
3, 154 sheep, 1875 hogs, l79 horses and 90
mules.
Shipments to Philadelphia, ETC., $50 cat
tie, IL calves, 1,l5S sheep, 4l2 hogs, 70
horses, and 81 mules.
All hogs and sheep sold in these
yards are at gross weight Receipts of hogs
this week are 796 head, against 1,439
last week; rough hogs sold at S. %, and
fair to good at So O0a6 20 per 100 lbs.
Philadelphia Cattle Market.
PHILADELPHIA, April 19.-The receipts
for the week were: Beeves, 1900 head;
sheep, 5000 head; hogs, $500 head; pre-
viOus week: Beeves, 1000 head sheep, 5000
head; hogs, G, 800 head. Beef cattle were
fairly extra 59a52c; good 5a5fc; medium
49a43c; common, 4a4lc. Sheep were
fairly active; wool sheep, 44a6c; wool
lambs, stare; sheared sheep, 3ia4sc; shear
ed lambs, 5a5ac. Hogs were dull; West
ern SiaS4c. Fat cows were fairly active at
BLADE. Mich cows were in good request
at S25a6O. Veal calves were dull at lace
Chicago.
CHICAGO, April 0.-Cattle-Re Receipts
1000 head; shipments 1900 head; market
steady and strong; shipping steers 81 GOA
5 10; stockers and feeders 81 90a4 20; cows,
bulls and mixed 81 00a4 90; bulk So 20;
through Texas cattle 81 75a4 go.
Hogs--Receipts -, 900 head; shipments
6, 900 head; market weak and 10a15c lower;
rough and mixed S. 10a5 so; packing
and shipping S. 5Oa5 20; light 81 6Oa5 35;
skipS So 0Oa4 60.
Sheep-Receipts 1000 head; shipments
1000 head; market slow and 1Oc lower;
natives S. 00a4 60; Western So 75a4 So;
Texans 81 5Oa4 90; lambs 81 5Oa5 So
New York.
New YORK, April 20.-Beeves- Receipts
l, 10 head; market active and firm with
prices shade stronger; ordinary to prime
steers 81 SOa5 So per 100 lbs; extra do
S. 75a5 S5; bulls and dry COWS SO OOa4 So.
Sheep and lambs Receipts Z, 200 head;
market dull for heavy sheep and spring
lambs, steady for general offerings of sheep
and yearlings; unshorn sheep at SIS 25a5 IS
per hundred lbs. clipped do So 75a4 70;
unshorn yearlings IS OOa7 90; clipped
yearlings at S. OOa5 go; spring lambs 81 90
a6 % per head.
Hogs-Receipts 8, 800 head; market near
ly nominal for live hogs at S. rs per 100
lbs.
Cincinnati.
CINCINNATI, O., April 2O.-Hogs-
Steady and active; common and light
81 40a5 IS; packing and butchers S. i5a
8 rs; receipts 4, 800 head; shipments / 100
head.
East Liberty.
EAST LIBERTY, PA, April 20.-Cattle
Receipts 80 head; shipments IS head;
market slow; prime S. OQa5 %; fair to
good 81 70a4 IS.
Hogs-Receipts 1, 400 head; shipments
!, 200 head; market fair; Philadelphias